How Are You? It's Alan (Partridge) is a BBC Comedy mockumentary series starring Steve Coogan as Alan Partridge. It was directed by Neil and Rob Gibbons, written by Coogan with Neil and Rob Gibbons, and produced by Baby Cow.
Synopsis The six-part series follows Alan Partridge exploring mental health issues after losing his job with the BBC and fainting during a corporate event.
Cast Steve Coogan as Alan Partridge Felicity Montagu as Lynn Benfield Tim Key as Sidekick Simon Katherine Kelly as Katrina
Production Produced by Steve Coogan's Baby Cow production company, the series was written by Coogan's long-term collaborators the Gibbons brothers. It has been in development since 2019. The six-part series made up of 30 minute episodes will reportedly involve an exploration of mental health problems facing the United Kingdom. Filming began in the south of England in early 2024 with the working title Alan Partridge's British History, and then And Did Those Feet... with Alan Partridge. In January 2025, Coogan confirmed that filming was completed. In August 2025, the title was confirmed as How Are You? It's Alan (Partridge).
Broadcast The series commenced broadcasting on 3 October 2025. The Guardian critic Jack Seale gave it four out of five, writing that "the subject matter here allows for the glimpses into Alan’s soul that have been there ever since the Gibbons brothers took over co-writing duties". In Australia the series is available on HBO Max.
Accolades At the 2026 British Academy Television Awards, the series received a nomination for Best Scripted Comedy and Coogan was nominated for, and won, Best Male Comedy Performance. Coogan was nominated for Best Comedy Performance at the Royal Television Society Programme Awards in March 2026, with the series nominated for scripted comedy.
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